Articles written by Carla Naumburg

Carla Naumburg|Oct 6, 2017

(Kveller via JTA)-I know something about most Jewish holidays. I can tell you that Chanukah is about miracles, Passover is about slavery and freedom, and Shavuot is about cheesecake. (I have no idea why, but when it comes to matters of cheesecake, it is not mine to question.) The one holiday that has baffled me for years is Shemini Atzeret. I can't remember the first time I became aware of it, and to be honest, I didn't care much about it until last year when my older daughter started attending... Full story